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₁Nanka amazwi esivumelwano uJehova amyala ngaso uMose ukuba asenze nabantwana bakwaIsrayeli ezweni lakwaMowabi ngaphandle kwesivumelwano asenza nabo eHorebe.

₂UMose wabiza bonke abakwaIsrayeli, wathi kubo: Nibonile konke uJehova akwenzayo phambi kwamehlo enu ezweni laseGibithe kuFaro, nakuzo zonke izinceku zakhe, nakulo lonke izwe lakhe:

₃izinhlupheko ezinkulu azibonayo amehlo akho, nezibonakaliso, nezimangaliso lezo ezinkulu;

₄kepha uJehova akaninikanga inhliziyo yokwazi, namehlo okubona, nezindlebe zokuzwa kuze kube-namuhla.

₅Nganihola iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane; izingubo zenu aziguganga kini, nesicathulo asiguganga onyaweni lwenu.

₆Anidlanga isinkwa, aniphuzanga iwayini noma uphuzo olunamandla, ukuze nazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.

₇Ekufikeni kwenu kulendawo uSihoni inkosi yaseHeshiboni no-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani basiphumela ukulwa, sabanqoba,

₈sathatha izwe lakubo, salinika labayifa labakwaRubeni, nelabakwaGadi, nelenxenye yesizwe sabakwaManase.

₉Ngalokho gcinani amazwi alesisivumelwano, niwenze ukuba niphumelele kukho konke enikwenzayo.

₁₀Nimi namuhla nonke phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu: izinhloko zenu, nezizwe zenu, namalunga enu, nezinduna zenu, bonke abantu bakwaIsrayeli,

₁₁nezingane zenu, nawomkenu, nomfokazi ophakathi kwamakamu* akho, kusukela kumgawuli wemithi kuze kufike kumukhi wamanzi,

₁₂ukuba ungene esivumelwaneni sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, nasesifungweni sakhe asenzayo nawe namuhla uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho,

₁₃ukuze azimisele wena namuhla ubeyisizwe sakhe, yena abe-nguNkulunkulu wakho, njengalokho akhuluma kuwe, nanjengalokho afunga koyihlo, oAbrahama, noIsaka, noJakobe.

₁₄Akenzi lesisivumelwano nalesisifungo nani nodwa,

₁₅kepha nanomiyo nathi lapha namuhla phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, nanongekho nathi namuhla —

₁₆ngokuba nina niyazi ukuthi sahlala ezweni laseGibithe nokuthi sadlula phakathi kwezizwe enadabula kuzo,

₁₇nizibonile izinengiso zazo, nezithombe zazo, imithi, namatshe, nesiliva, negolide, okwakuphakathu kwazo —

₁₈funa kube-khona phakathi kwenu indoda, noma umfazi, noma umndeni, noma isizwe esinhliziyo yaso ifulathela namuhla uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ukuyokhonza onkulunkulu balezozizwe, kube-phakathi kwenu impande ethela inhlungunyembe nomhlonyane;

₁₉kuze kuthi, lapho ezwa amazwi alesisifungo, azibusise enhliziyweni yakhe ngokuthi: Ngiyakuba-nokuthula, noma ngihamba ngenkani yenhliziyo yami, ukuze kuqedwe okuswakemeyo kanye nokomileyo,

₂₀uJehova angamthetheleli, kepha intukuthelo kaJehova nomhawu wakhe kumvuthele lowomuntu, kuze kuthi zonke iziqalekiso ezilotshwé kulencwadi zibe-phezu kwakhe, uJehova alesule igama lakhe phansi kwezulu.

₂₁UJehova uyakumahlukanisela ububi kuzo zonke izizwe zakwaIsrayeli njengeziqalekiso zonke zesivumelwano ezilotshwé kulencwadi yomthetho.

₂₂Isizukulwane esizayo, abantwana benu abayakuvela emva kwenu, nomfokazi oyakuphuma ezweni elikude bayakusho, lapho bebona izinhlupheko zalesosizwe, nezifo uJehova aligulisé ngazo,

₂₃nezwe lonke langakhona ukuthi lishisiwe, liyisibabule nosawoti, lingenakutshalwa, lingenakho okumilayo, lingenambali ekhahlelayo, linjengokuchithwa kweSodoma neGomora neAdima neSeboyimi achithwa nguJehova ngentukuthelo yakhe nangolaka lwakhe;

₂₄yebo, bonke abantu bayakuthi: UJehova wenzeleni kanje kulelizwe na? Kuthini ukuvutha kwalolulaka olukhulu na?

₂₅Besekuthiwa: Ngokuba besishiya isivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise asenzayo nabo ekubakhipheni kwakhe ezweni laseGibithe,

₂₆baya bakhonza abanye onkulunkulu, bakhuleka kubo, onkulunkulu abangabaziyo, angabahlukaniselanga bona,

₂₇ngalokho intukuthelo kaJehova yavuthela lelizwe ukuba alehlisele zonke iziqalekiso ezilotshwé kulencwadi;

₂₈uJehova wabasiphula ezweni lakubo ngolaka nangokufutheka nangentukuthelo enkulu, wabaphonsa kwelinye izwe njenganamuhla.

₂₉Izimfihlakalo zingezikaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, kepha okwambuliweyo kungokwethu nokwabantwana bethu kuze kube-phakade ukuba siwenze onke amazwi alomthetho.